The man who was hit by a train while bridge jumping in Ann Arbor remained in critical condition Tuesday morning.

The man, 26, came from Westland to Ann Arbor and was preparing to leap from the bridge over the Huron River at Bandemere Park on Sunday evening when he was hit by the train, according to Ann Arbor Police.

He had been ready to leap, but went back on the tracks when he heard a train coming to retrieve a backpack for his girlfriend. The train struck the man, sending him into the river. He was brought to shore by a passing canoeist.

The man suffered life-threatening injuries and remains at University of Michigan Hospital.

The train was an Amtrak train and had been en route from Ann Arbor to Chicago.

Ben Freed is a general assignments reporter for The Ann Arbor News. Email him at benfreed@mlive.com and follow him on twitter at @BFreedinA2. He also answers the phone at 734-623-2528.